#73 - July 2018

The Discussion: Jeni tells us about her more recent astronomy
conferences in Eastbourne and Copenhagen. Paul gives us a round
up of his astronomy outreach with interesting facts from and a
rooftop star party. And Awesome Astronomy gets in deeper than
intended with the Alan Bennet/Thora Hird gag that far outstayed
its welcome.


The News: Rounding up the space and astronomy news this month we
have:


AMI in the Sky with Diamonds!

Farewell Apollo 12 moonwalker, Alan Bean

An old mystery about our moon is solved

Has the Mars Opportunity rover bitten the dust?



The Interview: This month Jeni speaks to Dr Tana Joseph about the
MeerKAT telescope and how outreach is impacting science in South
Africa.


Q&A: Listeners’ questions via email, Facebook & Twitter
take us on a journey into the astronomy issues that have always
plagued our understanding or stretched our credulity. This month
we take a look at solar physics:


Will the Parker Solar Probe really touch the surface of the sun
and what science will it do? Mark De Vriij in Poland